SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Contract for a Tescan Scanning Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 14-05005
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2014
- Point of Contact
- Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the Material Measurement Science Division, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Tescan-USA of Cranberry Township, PA, for a service contract for a TESCAN MIRA 3 scanning electron microscope. The service contract shall cover all of the following equipment: -The TESCAN Mira-3 LMU Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM); -The Control Panel; -The Beam Blanker (no separate serial number); -The Scroll Pump; -The Turbo Molecular Pump AND -4 x 30 mm2 Premium SDD detectors; The service contract is necessary to ensure that the instrument is available to service internal and external NIST customers in a timely manner. The period of performance shall be for a base period of one year with four one year option periods. Sole source determination is based on the following: All equipment is commercial in nature and was manufactured by Tescan-USA. Tescan has proprietary rights to the existing equipment and is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the equipment. Tescan has proprietary rights to the methods, design, and software utilized in these instruments, and they are the only company with access to performance verified component parts, spare parts, software, technical support, qualification methods, validation methods and engineering resources to maintain the original operating specifications of these instruments. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 and the size standard is $20.5M. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by September 4, 2014, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/14-05005/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03475466-W 20140823/140822000332-55355d7646217f2505dd007d003ac11a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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